Known for her wildly eclectic and offbeat film roles, Tilda Swinton reveals herself as a cinema-obsessed geek who just happens to be a great actor
By Charlotte Higgins
It has never occurred to me to think of the word "cut" as onomatopoeic before, but when Tilda Swinton says it, what springs to mind is a glinting knife slicing through steel. Swinton says briskly of Tony Gilroy, the writer/director of her new film, "He's no slouch," and quite clearly, neither is she: her patrician, military background is inescapably obvious as soon as she enters the room, her bearing commanding; and then there's the mesmeric, pale gaze, the famous alabaster skin, the slick of red hair, the sapling-like figure. She really is quite something.

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American Indian feet tend to be wider than average, according to Nike's research - just the ticket for a new shoe targeted at an as yet underexploited niche market
This week, Nike unveiled what it said is the first shoe designed specifically for American Indians, an effort to promote physical fitness in a population with high obesity rates.

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From "ice cube white" to the Pompidou Center in Paris, what lies beyond our atmosphere is reflected in art, architecture and even the food we eat
By RANDY KENNEDY
It was not the most eloquent line uttered in movie history, and it may have been one of the silliest: "Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives."

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MORE MEMORY IN A LIGHTER PLAYSTATION PORTABLE

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